Opinion & Analysis

Brexit has had a lot of ups and down thus far, but what has been the overall effect on SMEs, and what is yet to come? Mike France, Founder at Christopher Ward, explains.
As a nation of SMEs, Britain boasts a rich history of beating the innovation drum.
Consider that over 99% of UK businesses are SMEs. Over 5.7 million of them, employing 16.1…

Mark Homer, Vice President Global Customer Transformation at ServiceMax from GE Digital, delves into how future generations won’t be familiar with standalone products as the concept rapidly becomes extinct.
It’s strange to think that Generation Z, the current crop of trend-setting teenagers and twentysomethings that tend to hog coffee shop Wi-Fi…

In the run-up to this year’s Budget, James Kipping, Tax Partner at MHA MacIntyre Hudson, comments on the threat to entrepreneur’s relief and suggests three ways to salvage it.
As the budget draws closer, entrepreneurs’ relief (ER) is once again under threat. While successive governments have been broadly supportive of ER, a review by the Office…

With just over half a year before the UK’s exit from the European Union, the uncertainty surrounding Brexit is becoming increasingly alarming, with businesses across all sectors exhibiting signs of distress as we inch ever close to the possibility of a ‘no deal’ outcome. This week Total Business hears from Chris Robertson, UK CEO at Creditsafe, on…

It’s been 10 years since Lehman Brothers collapsed, sparking the beginning of the financial crisis. Dr Francesc Rodriguez Tous, a Lecturer in Banking at Cass Business School, reflects on its legacy and considers the current state of the banking sector.
What do you think has been the most significant legacy of the Lehman’s crash?
“It is…

UK businesses are being unknowingly short-changed out of sales revenues – by as much as 40% - due to poor practices employed by consumer credit lenders, a new research report has found.
The study, compiled by Duologi, looked at the biggest frustrations that consumers face when borrowing funds to purchase goods and services on credit. It revealed…

The Resolution Foundation has recently called to scrap tax relief for entrepreneurs to fund the Government’s NHS spending plans.
The Resolution Foundation has claimed that the extra £2.7b a year generated in capital gains tax would go towards the Government’s £20bn NHS spending plan. It says that there is a rise of sole directors who benefit…

A new international report published by the International Longevity Centre – UK (ILC-UK) - the country’s leading think tank focusing on the impact of our rapidly ageing society – finds that as life expectancy rises output increases per hour worked, per worker and per capita.
The report, ‘Towards a longevity dividend: Life expectancy and…

A growing number of UK exporters expect their ability to compete in international markets to improve over the next year, according to the latest Business in Britain report from Lloyds Bank.
More than half (54%) expect their ability to compete in international markets to improve in the next 12 months, four points higher than six months ago.…

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